About
Topaz Turkenitz has a background in computer science and design. He previously worked at Snyk leading growth initiatives, and at 99designs where he managed product strategy and execution.
Founder at VespperYC F24
Intro paths
YC
Topaz went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran Vespper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Topaz can intro founders to Vespper's investors below.
Vespper's investors · 1
Co-founders at Vespper
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Dudu LasryFounder
Experience
- Vespper (YC F24)Co-Founder / CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SnykFull Stack Engineer2020 — 2023Tel Aviv, Israel
- StealthFront End Software Engineer2019 — 2020Tel Aviv Area, Israel
- 99designsFull-stack Software Engineer2017 — 2019Melbourne, Australia
- Aged Care GurusTechnical Consultant2016 — 2017Melbourne, Australia
- fraudwatch internationalAnti-phishing Service desk analyst2012Melbourne, Australia
Skills & more
Software InfrastructureArgoMicroservicesGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)Symfony FrameworkGraphQLgolangKubernetes1Node.js1Go (Programming Language)1Vue.jsPostgreSQL1
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TypeScriptInformation SecuritySecurityInformation Security ManagementNetwork SecurityComputer SecurityTroubleshootingSoftware DevelopmentMicrosoft ExcelLinuxGitAmazon Web Services (AWS)From Topaz's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Topaz Turkenitz?
- Topaz Turkenitz has a background in computer science and design. He previously worked at Snyk leading growth initiatives, and at 99designs where he managed product strategy and execution.
- Where does Topaz Turkenitz work?
- Topaz Turkenitz is Founder of Vespper.
- What companies did Topaz Turkenitz found?
- Topaz Turkenitz founded Vespper.
- Where did Topaz Turkenitz go to school?
- Topaz Turkenitz studied at Y Combinator; RMIT University (Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science); The King David School (Victorian Certificate of Education).
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